While U.S. women's beach volleyball won't take home gold for the first time in 24 years, the college ranks provide an avenue for the powerhouse to get back on…
While U.S. women's beach volleyball won't take home gold for the first time in 24 years, the college ranks provide an avenue for the powerhouse to get back on its feet.The sense of disappointment from both American pairs was evident, as they represented the top teams from a women’s beach volleyball powerhouse that has the most gold medals of all time. “ definitely a little heartbroken,” Nuss said after the United States' loss to Canada.
Beach volleyball’s growth within the college ranks has only accelerated over the years, with the number of schools and athletes competing nearly tripling from 2012 to 2015,The growth of the game is promising for nation that failed to win a gold medal for the first time in Olympic history in 2024. “Brazil has been so good for so long and I think the U.S. has such a good opportunity to be good for a very long time because of the NCAA,” Cheng said. “There is so much depth in the sport. Look at Australia, Japan had a great run. There is beach volleyball all around the world.”
The expansion of the American game has already moved outside of the west coast, with Kloth/Nuss becoming the first U.S. Olympic beach volleyball team that doesn’t primarily train in California . As beach volleyball continues to evolve in the country, the college ranks provide an avenue for the U.S. to get back on its feet.
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